APNA Online Learning
Learning on the go with APNA online learning
Pfizer - Adolescent Vaccination in General Practice
A series of interactive online sessions discussing the latest vaccine recommendations, the identification of recommended vaccines for different patient groups, and the key role of general practice in improving vaccine uptake among the population. CPD hours: 1 hour.
Cancer Council Victoria - Talking to patients about health & weight
A 1-hour online course for health professionals on how to effectively engage in conversations about health and weight with patients, as part of routine care. This education is a CPD Activity under the APNA CPD Program. Registration fee: $45. CPD hours: 1 hours.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute - PEDS Foundation (Course 1) and PEDS Advanced Practice (Course 2)
PEDS is an evidence-based tool for detecting and addressing developmental and behavioural problems in children from birth to seven years and 11 months. Key to successful application of PEDS is parent engagement. PEDS includes a parent completed questionnaire and a practitioner completed scoring and interpretation form. Two PEDS eLearning courses are available for practitioners, both experienced and new to PEDS. CPD hours: 3 hours.
ESSA - Exercise Is Medicine: Enhancing Patient Outcomes Through Lifestyle Interventions
Educates primary healthcare providers on the role of physical activity in the prevention and management of chronic disease, and advocates for multidisciplinary care. CPD hours: 2 CPD hours.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute - Laying the Foundations eLearning
This course provides an overview of early childhood learning and development 0-8 years, with a focus on the dynamic interaction between child health, learning, development and wellbeing. CPD hours: 5 hours.
Murdoch Children's Research Institute - Laying the Foundations eLearning – Victorian version
This course is the same as Laying the Foundations eLearning, but also aligns with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF). Both versions of Laying the Foundations provide multiple interactive learning opportunities with current information and resources about young children and their families. CPD hours: 5 hours.
ACPCC - Cervical Screening, HPV and Self-Collection: Clinical Education Course
VCS Pathology (a division of the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer) is offering a free 4-hour CPD accredited online course to help you develop the knowledge and skills to offer HPV self-collection to eligible patients. By promoting HPV self-collection, you can increase cervical screening participation rates and help eliminate cervical cancer in Australia. CPD hours: 5 hours.
LiverWELL - HEPReady Essentials
HEPReady® is LiverWELL incorporating Hepatitis Victoria’s suite of training courses for community and health workers that build knowledge about and take the fear away from, viral hepatitis and other liver conditions. CPD hours: 3.5 hours.
The Benchmarque Group - Promoting Participation in the National Immunisation Program
The program is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of how to communicate with and support change of practice within their workplace, encouraging colleagues and peers to support practices to be changed or modified to make immunisation activities more conducive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. CPD hours: 2 hours.
The Benchmarque Group - Chronic Disease Management Tools
The program is nationally accredited and aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to provide instructions and information to clients, pro-actively follow up clients and liaise with other service providers to support a coordinated care approach. The program applies to individuals who assist and work under the delegation of health professionals. CPD hours: 20 hours.
mdBriefCase - Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Therapy (SCIg): A Toolkit for Nurses
This 1-hour interactive case-based module for nurses describes the various SCIg therapies available in Australia and demonstrates administration techniques involving push and pump methods, plus providing information on safe and effective handling of SCIg products, including storage and disposal. CPD hours: 1 hour.
The Benchmarque Group - Foundations of Chronic Disease
The Foundations of Chronic Disease program by The Benchmarque Group is a short program that explores a range of engaging topics, fundamental to the practice of all primary healthcare clinicians. Delivered 100% online and free to complete, this is a fantastic opportunity to either refresh or expand your foundational knowledge in chronic disease. CPD hours: 10 hours.
SA Dental - Better Oral Health in Residential Care for Nurses
This course provides aged care nurses with an understanding of how to provide evidence-based oral healthcare for frail older people with complex needs. This includes implementation of four key oral health processes: oral health assessment, oral healthcare planning, daily oral care and initiating dental referral for residents. CPD hours: 3 Hours.
Diabetes Qualified - Diabetes in Practice for Nurses
This online CPD nursing course is for Practice and Enrolled Nurses looking to increase their knowledge of diabetes and improve the support they provide to people in their care. Nurses will benefit from this interactive Nursing CPD course by learning how to help people living with diabetes to manage their condition and prevent complications, as well as providing support, being able to explain diabetes and how to manage it, and answer questions that might be asked in a consultation. CPD hours: 12 hours.
Healthy Male - Diabetes and its impact on male reproductive and sexual health
This interactive self-paced eLearning course will build the knowledge of nurses in relation to diabetes and important issues associated with male reproductive and sexual health. The training activity uses scenarios and case studies to expand the basic knowledge of primary health care nurses to start critical conversations with men about their reproductive and sexual health and how this is impacted by diabetes. CPD hours: 2 hours.
ASHM - STI and BBV Nursing: Management and Care
Through case studies, presentations, group discussion, and online learning modules, the course will explore the nurse's role in STI and BBV prevention, care, and management. Sessions include clinical presentation and management of STIs, advanced sexual health communication, stigma and discrimination, contact tracing, HIV and viral hepatitis overview, and prevention. CPD Hours: 8 hours.
Diabetes Australia - Pre-pregnancy planning and care for women with diabetes
This is an online course for health professionals with three e-learning modules covering key aspects of planning and preparing for pregnancy for women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Course content includes risks associated with pregnancy for women with diabetes, preconception counselling (including effective contraception use) and the key elements of diabetes specific pre-pregnancy care. CPD hours: 2 hours.
Hahn Healthcare - Psoriasis and Psoriasis Area & Severity Index (PASI)
This course covers the disease presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation measures currently in use for psoriasis. You will also complete an interactive component utilising case studies and problem-based learning to acquire knowledge on the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and how to use it to assess patient symptoms. CPD hours: 1 hour.
ASHM - Sexually Transmissible Infections and Blood Borne Viruses: Nursing Module
Nurses and midwives have invaluable communication skills and are well placed to identify priority populations for screening. Through a case study, presentations, interactive quizzes and online learning module, this two-part workshop will provide nurses and midwives with the introductory skills to incorporate STI and BBV screening within their workplace. CPD hours: 3 hours.
Expressive Threapy Clinic - ME' Managing Emotions 10 Sessions Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Training Program
Nurses are often faced with challenging behaviours of patients both on wards and in outpatient programs. Being able to learn the styles of DBT, dialectical conversations, validation techniques and the many skills of DBT would provide them with many tools to help them work with emotionally dysregulated inpatients and outpatients. CPD hours: 3.45 hours.
HammondCare - The Advance Project for General Practice Nurses
The Advance Project is a free, evidence-based suite of practical resources and a training package specifically designed to support GPs, nurses and practice managers to initiate advance care planning conversations and assess patients’ and carers’ palliative and supportive care needs. CPD hours: 3 hours.
Australian Digital Health Agency - Digital Health Security Awareness course
The Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) has developed a free online Digital Health Security Awareness course for the healthcare sector to increase awareness of cyber security risks and how to mitigate them. CPD hours: 1 hour 45 minutes.
